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Friday, October 17, 2014

{Spotlight Project} Deepti Goes Vintage with the Joyful Stamp Set!

Hello, friends! Welcome to my fourth spotlight feature. Today, I am sharing the process of making a card that's totally different to my style. But I believe we should try everything and not stick to one style. For one, we learn, and two, it is fun! I have used the October stamp club set, Joyful.

So, here's a look into the finished project. Here I have tried to give a vintage look to my card and also incorporated the chalkboard technique :)

Here's a step-by-step photo tutorial to showcase the process of making this card.

STEP 1

Stamp and heat emboss the half of the wreath on a small rectangular piece of black cardstock.

STEP 2Use the embossed wreath as a guide to mark on the card base and stamp the rest of the wreath in green ink.

STEP 3Next, use a ruler and a pencil to make the sunburst. You can also use a stencil to do this. I did not have one, so I created my own. Mask off along the lines to ink the rays.

STEP 4Here I dressed up the card base further to give it a more rustic feel. I swiped and dabbed the ink pad along the edges, randomly stamped the sentiments, and added crackle paste.

STEP 5In the final step, I worked on the chalkboard where I stamped the sentiments in white pigment ink and added some random dabs of white ink. I also added a stitch line with a gel pen.

Here's the finished card once again. I added the chalkboard panel with some foam dots to add dimension. The final card was photographed in the sunlight.

That finishes my fourth spotlight feature :) I hope you enjoyed it and will give this a try. Happy crafting!

Stamps Deepti used in today's project:

Prize alert! Leave a comment in this post for an entry to our Spotlight Projects random drawing for October. We'll pick a winner and announce it on November 2! You can read more about it here.

What a gorgeous, gorgeous card, Deepti. I love your creativity and the way you solve the issues that come across, like "schtuff" you don't have, and then your personal touch happens, and you get professional and stunning results! Love this! Thanks for the tutorial.

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